I would just say that the Epstein Files are the perfect demonstration that however someone may appear in public, to people who encounter them in the normal way of business, and to their large number of fans, the reality and the real person can be very different.
See: Deepak Chopra. On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM Venkatesh Hariharan via Silklist < [email protected]> wrote: > Nice list, Ingrid. I would add Rata Tata to this list. I had one, very > brief interaction with him at an event for bankers that we had organized. > His office said that he will attend but he does not wish to be a speaker > and he wants to listen in on the discussions. He came quietly without any > fanfare and took a seat and listened attentively. A man who could have > taken a masterclass on running large enterprises had the humility to > listen. These are two qualities that I find hugely lacking today -- > humility and the ability to listen. > > The contrast with a new gen bank CEO who was to speak at this event was > just stark. We had sent invites to this CEO months in advance, followed up > and confirmed his participation and this brat emailed us on the morning of > the event saying that he had forgotten to book his tickets! We were so > disgusted that we did not even reply to him. > > @John Sundman: Interesting anecdote on Goldman. Sometimes, people talk the > talk but forget to walk the walk. I have seen this in the mutual fund > industry where so-called "value investors" forget their own principles and > lead their mutual funds into bad investments. > > @Sankarshan: I agree 100% with you, when you say, "We engineered > institutions, markets, and leadership pipelines that treat EQ as a soft > nice-to-have while structurally rewarding its absence. The uncomfortable > implication is that what we > call leadership failure may actually be system success." Also agree with > these words, "Maybe the deeper challenge is not cultivating more EQ in > individuals, but rebuilding environments where EQ is not optional for > legitimacy." > > Where I was coming from is that I use this typical 4x4 matrix where I > quickly classify people on the IQ and EQ Axis as a filtration mechanism. To > clarify, I use EQ to represent kindness, compassion, listening ability and > a human touch. This is perhaps not the classical Goleman type of > definition, but one that works for me in daily life. Over the last few > years, I have ruthlessly kept the High IQ/Low EQ folks (which includes > megalomaniacs, psychopaths and all sorts of unsavoury characters) at arm's > length, while prioritizing my relationships with High IQ/High EQ folks. I > am a much happier person for that. > > On a related note, this post I wrote on the lost art of listening might be > of some use > https://www.facebook.com/513762461/posts/10161947841102462/?app=fbl > > Venky > > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2026 at 10:29 AM Ingrid Srinath via Silklist < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Some other names that come to mind: >> Chuck Feeney >> Warren Buffet >> Abigail Disney >> Mackenzie Scott >> Azim Premji >> Vikram Lal >> Jamshyd Godrej >> Shiv Nadar >> Kumaramangalam Birla >> Sigrid Rausing >> Marlene Engelhorn >> Aga Khan IV >> >> Kind regards, >> >> >> Ingrid Srinath >> >> >> > On 5 Feb 2026, at 23:56, Christopher A Kantarjiev via Silklist < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > On 2/5/26 3:55 AM, Ra Jesh via Silklist wrote: >> >> As a flip question: >> >> >> >> Who are exemplars of people with extreme wealth who still maintain a >> high degree of humanity? >> >> >> > Laurene Powell Jobs springs immediately to mind. >> > >> > -- >> > Silklist mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >> -- >> Silklist mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist >> > -- > Silklist mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman.panix.com/listinfo.cgi/silklist > -- *Cindy Gallop* Consultant + Founder/CEO MakeLoveNotPorn Academy is now live in early-stage beta: https://www.makelovenotporn.academy/ You can make tax-deductible donations/donate from Donor Advised Funds to help us grow and scale MakeLoveNotPorn Academy <https://www.makelovenotporn.academy/>: donate here via non-profit Inspire Access <https://givebutter.com/InspireAccessxMLNP>. Watch my SXSW London 26-min keynote 'How Sex Education Can Help End Gender Violence And Bring Back Love' <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOnymx5eTi8> Listen to Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway: Sex, Porn And Knowing The Difference With Cindy Gallop <https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-prof-g-show-with-scott-galloway/id1498802610?i=1000575745417> Book me to speak <http://www.robinsonspeakers.com/cindy-gallop-speaker-speakers-bureau> Hire me to coach/consult <https://cindygallop.com/> | Connect with me on LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindygallop/> Follow me on Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/cindygallop/> Follow me on Twitter <https://twitter.com/cindygallop>
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